INNERMOSTASIA - STEIN - KHARA-KHOTO

This extract from Stein's map shows the location of the ruins of the fortress city, Khara-Khota just east of the Etsin-gol dry river bed and Stein's route along the river north east from Tung-huang to find it. The city was still a major desert oasis when Marco Polo passed by even though it had been severely damaged by Chingis Khan a few years previously. The dotted lines mark Stein's routes. Note the tower symbols for detached ruins.